CONWAY, S.C. - Appalachian State University began play in Coastal Carolina's Kickin' Chicken Classic on Friday, but dropped a pair games by scores of 11-2 in six innings against Cleveland State and 5-0 against the homestanding Chanticleers.

The Mountaineers fell to 0-7 on the season while the Vikings improved to 4-2 and Coastal Carolina was sitting at 1-5 prior to its game against Seton Hill tonight. Jenny Dodd and Katie Mathewson both had two-hit days in game one before Natalie Orcutt was the lone App with two hits in the second contest.

Game One: Cleveland State 11, App State 2 (6 Inn.)

The Black and Gold were first on the board with a run in the top of the third thanks to an RBI single from Tiffany Taynor that scored Megan Walker from second. Cleveland State would go on to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of that inning, but Appalachian tied things up at 2-2 with a run in the fourth off of Katie Mathewson's first home run of the season and fourth of her career.

The Vikings proceeded to score three in the bottom of the fourth, three in the fifth and three in the sixth to win by way of the run rule. Vanessa Ciocatto got the start for the Mountaineers and threw two shutout innings with one hit allowed and one walk, but it would be Katie Williford who would record the loss, pitching 1.1 innings and falling to 0-2 on the season.

Game Two: Coastal Carolina 5, App State 0

Appalachian State managed to put up six hits in game two, but came up empty on the scoreboard. Coastal Carolina scored two runs in the third, two in the fourth and one more in the sixth to earn its first victory of the spring.

Ciocatto (0-3) got the start once again, pitching five innings and giving up five runs, three earned, on nine hits with three free passes and two punchouts. In one inning of relief, Claire Eosso threw a shutout with one hit allowed and two walks.

Taking a look at the season stats, Dodd and Orcutt both lead the team in hits with six apiece while Walker is the squad's leader in batting average at .417 (5-for-12). 

The Apps are right back at it again on Saturday morning with a 9:30 a.m. first pitch against Towson followed by an 11:45 a.m. start time against Seton Hall. The Tigers are 5-1 and the Pirates were 4-2 prior to tonight's contest against Coastal Carolina.